If you are anything like me, then you probably enjoy the fall. I take it to the extreme! I buy too many apples, drink too much cider, and purchase too many sweaters! My family recently went to an orchard and pumpkin patch with my friend Amy's family.
Naturally, I came home with a lot of apples. This year I set out to make apple butter. We picked Macintosh and Cameo apples, though I'm sure you can use any kind for this. Here's the recipe I used:
10 medium apples
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 dash of salt
1 cup apple cider (not pictured)
1/4 brown sugar (optional)
Peel, core, and slice your apples. Add all ingredients to your crockpot and cook on low for 8-12hrs or until spreadable. Pour into jars and refrigerate for up to 6 weeks. The jars can be frozen for up to a year as well.
Throw it all in the crockpot and give it a good stir.
Half way there! I kept the lid on for the first 8 hrs and then cracked the lid to allow it to thicken up a bit.
The end result was 24oz of eat-by-the-spoonful deliciousness! The recipe I received from a friend included a can of juice concentrate but at the last minute I used a cup of apple cider instead. I decided that the juice concentrate would be way too sweet! I added a bit of brown sugar but it turned out almost too sweet so wait till the end to see if you need it!
I wish that I could have bottled the smell of the apple butter cooking; divine!
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